A graduate in journalism and student of the world, Bianca is the Senior Editor of TrendHunter.com. Bianca is a vibrant journalism graduate who infects Trend Hunter with her contagious enthusiasm and constantly strives to find the next big thing. Bianca gets a rush from bringing Trend Hunter to the forefront of new stories, publishing innovative concepts days (weeks) before traditional media.

She has been featured on Entertainment Tonight and profiled in Girlfriend magazine. Although her trends have been published in the Financial Times and quoted in thousands of online publications, writing for a newspaper would never fulfill this young aesthete. Bianca goes through her day looking for beauty in everyday life. It is her hope to help others see how amazing the world is and to pass on her own intrigue for the latest trends and discovering the world’s wonders.

It is Bianca’s greatest ambition to be able to enhance people’s lives through her work and help others appreciate that life is fabulously beautiful!

She has been the full time editor TrendHunter.com since July 2007, and still gets a thrill out of publishing the gems found by the Trend Hunter community.

Stay tuned for more trends from around the globe from this ambitiously curious aesthete.

Bianca Bartz Interview

As much as I like to nerd it up online, and enjoy shopping in a big city, I love the outdoors. Hiking is one of my most favourite things to do—I love how in the moment you have you to be when climbing hills, especially when you’re required to use your hands too.

Becoming the Senior Editor of Trend Hunter. By casting aside family pressure to pursue a career in business (I am so not a numbers person) I was able to go after my dream to write, and not for just any publications, but for one that inspires me every single day. There isn’t a day that goes by that I’m not in awe while going through our submissions, or that my correspondence with our uplifting community doesn’t put a smile on my face.

It sounds cliche, but follow your passion!!

Cool is anything that evokes excitement that you want to share with as many people as possible. It could be something beautiful, bizarre, interesting or amusing. If something hyper-stimulates any of the five senses, then that’s cool. The stronger the stimulation, the cooler it is… and if it evokes emotion, even better!

My secret to discovering trends comes from relentlessly examining things from new angles and consciously seeking out the positive. Often when the media is abuzz about something (take Iran, for example) I hunt specifically for a unique angle that offers a new take or positive twist, such as fashion shows in Iran, the underground music scene in Tehran or the efforts of eco-bloggers in that part of the world.

Trend Hunter is the doorway to the unlimited, wonderful possibilities of this world. It fuel creativity, sparks innovation and helps draw our focus on what makes this world exciting and life worth living.

It’s too hard to name just one! I think the most important trends are the ones that will make this world a better place. This could be anything from changing the way you think, improving health or simply making life more enjoyable.

Get people to feel it! If you can get your readers to hear your enthusiasm and experience the content, they’ll want to pass it on. Scrap technical jargon, and use relevant examples that they can relate to… and of course, infuse it with “cool” (see above.)

I don’t have to set time aside, because no matter what I do, my senses are always open for the unusual. I’m detail oriented; I look at the small stuff. I’m a passionate photographer, and it’s a hobby that lets me see the beauty that is constantly around me.

I reset myself by remaining curious. I’m always wondering, always questioning, it’s at the core of who I am. I don’t perceive things the way they are or always have been, but for what they could be.

I am inspired when I see people enjoying life and drinking in all the goodness that living on this planet offers. One thing that can always get me inspired is seeing the spark in other people’s eyes when they are clearly enthused about something!

Just one thing?! 11 years from now, I predict people will be extracting value from more meaningful aspects of life and that relationships will become the most valuable currency on the planet.